General Knowledge- Connection Round
What was the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs?
Clarice Starling
What name is given to the operation in which the vasa deferens are cut and tied?
Vasectomy
How many time zones are there in China?
1 (the country spans five geographical time zones but uses China Standard Time)
Which French dessert consists of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar on the top?
Crème brûlée
Written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on a 1996 novel of the same name, which film stars Tom Hanks as a death row prison guard during the Great Depression?
The Green Mile
Often regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time, who voiced the Genie in Disney's animated Aladdin film of 1992?
Robin Williams
Located in the lower part of the face, what is the name of the only movable bone in the skull?
The mandible
The lumbar spine consists of how many vertebrae?
5
Originating in either Australia or New Zealand in the early 20th century, what dessert was named after a famous Russian ballet dancer?
Pavlova
Loosely based on the comic book series, which 1997 film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as two agents of a secret organisation who supervise extra-terrestrial lifeforms who live on Earth?
Men in Black
Which explorer famously circumnavigated the world, thought to have been the first Englishman to do so, between 1577 and 1580?
Sir Francis Drake
The brown/orange secretion known as cerumen is more commonly known as what?
Earwax
How many beams of light are used to record/create a holograph?
2
The making of what well known dessert item was allegedly perfected by Sicilian Francisco Procopio in 1659?
Ice cream
In which film is a retired FBI agent with psychological gifts assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy" with help from Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter?
Red Dragon
What is the name of the spaceship in Star Wars that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs?
Millennium Falcon
What word for taking tissue for microscopic examination was coined by French dermatologists in 1879?
Biopsy
How many semiquavers are there in a crotchet?
4
What dessert consists of ice cream covered in meringue and baked in the oven?
Baked Alaska, also known as Bombe Alaska
Which 1971 dystopian crime film employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian near-future Britain?
A Clockwork Orange
What is the name of the character who agrees to defend Tom Robinson in "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Atticus Finch
What is the name for the surgery that removes the gall bladder?
Cholecystectomy
How many toes does a rhinoceros have on each foot?
3
What is the name of the classic dessert of pancakes served in an orange sauce with alcohol?
Crêpes Suzette
What 2010 psychological thriller stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, with the plot revolving around a production by the New York City Ballet company?
Black Swan